Swarm (2023) s01e07 Episode Script

- [traffic passing]
- [indistinct chatter]
[Syd: "Know"]
[indistinct chatter continues]
- [The Midi Mafia: "On Top"]
- The hustle don't stop ♪
So even if I fall
I still land on top ♪♪
- [man] How you doing?
- Bye.
[Becca] Can I order
two Sambuca's on the rocks?
Lady, the bar's inside.
- This is a food truck.
- [gasps]
[food truck man] You can buy
food here, though.
[Leaf: "FWM (Lie To Me)"]
There you go.
Didn't Becca.
You shouldn't give
that shit away for free.
Bend at the knees.
Damn.
Why would you
[Becca] Thank you.
Come on, get you tiny ass
over here, that's our
- I want a taco.
- No, we don't
- Hi, are you AJ?
- [driver] Yeah.
Yeah, you're our ride.
Hey, come on.
[driver] Oh. I'm sorry,
ma'am, she's too drunk.
- You're gonna have to call somebody else.
- Wait, you're gonna leave us
stranded here at 2:00 a.m.?
You can't just
drive off like that.
- [tires squeal]
- This is, like, against the law
or some shit!
That's why I'm gonna
report your ass!
Wack-ass punk!
You know, I could drive,
I could drive you.
[chuckles] Not gonna happen.
[exhales]
[Rashida] Did you get this
from the dumpster?
- [mumbling]
- That's disgusting.
No, what the fuck?
- [siren wailing]
- [sighs]
How much you charge?
Thanks for, um the ride.
Not a lot of people would go
out of their way like this.
Oh, it-it's cool.
My bad if she puked in your car.
- Oh, no, I don't think she did.
- [chuckles]
Oh, your friend gonna be
all right, though?
- Did she look like my friend?
- Oh.
- She's my roommate.
- Oh.
- We just ended up at the same party.
- Okay.
If that bitch gets kidnapped,
I don't make my rent, so
[Becca panting]
I was kind of rude, earlier.
- Yeah, but it's okay.
- My fault.
[Becca mumbling]
I'm Rashida.
What's your name?
- Tony.
- Tony?
- [Becca] Oh, no.
- Where are you from?
- Texas.
- [Becca] Rashida - Mm.
- You?
- ATL born and raised.
- Oh.
- Mm.
Yo, how old are you?
Shit. Oh
[chuckles]
Oh, I didn't-I didn't
mean it like that.
I was just
You seem really smart.
- Oh.
- So that's just, just what I meant.
- My bad.
- Right, yeah.
- Well, I'm in grad school.
- Oh.
Yeah. And I speak
three languages.
- So I'm very impressive.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Are you impressive, Tony?
[Becca groans]
- Ah, I got my skill set.
- Yeah? What is it?
- [grunts, thuds] - Oh, shit.
- Oh, shit.
[dog barking in distance]
[Rashida] Let's put her naked
and afraid ass in the tub.
I don't want her ruining
my new Anthropologie love seat.
[Becca] Oh.
[groaning]
- Oh, uh-oh.
- [Rashida] Okay, you got it?
- [Dre] Yeah.
- [Rashida] Okay.
[Becca grunts]
[Rashida] Just sit still.
Okay. Right here.
[Dre] Shit.
[Becca] My butt hurts.
- I'm so tired of her shit.
- [Dre] Her nose is broke.
You-You're just gonna
leave her there?
[Rashida] I look like
a doctor to you?
- [scoffs]
- [Rashida] Shit.
I used to have a roommate
who could actually
keep her clothes on.
She lost her financial aid.
Had to move back to Louisiana.
Damn shame.
[exhales]
Blood don't make you queasy?
Oh, nah.
I grew up on a farm.
[Rashida] That's impressive.
I mean, that's still gross.
You don't want, like,
a shirt or something?
- Nah, I'm good.
- [Rashida] You sure?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
I'm gonna play music.
I don't like
to smoke in silence.
- [Ni'Jah: "Agatha"]
- Tig Ole Bitties bite size
- Oh!
- No, not that, sorry.
- Wait, what?
- [Rashida] What?
[song changes]
- I fucking hate Ni'Jah.
- Wh
[Rashida] Don't you?
- I cannot stand
- No, that's my favorite singer.
- I can't tell you
- It's my favorite girl.
- You're not joking?
- No, not a word.
[quietly] That's
my favorite singer.
[Rashida] I can't tell
if you're joking or not.
I'm serious, I love her.
That's my favorite girl.
- [Rashida] Oh, okay.
- Mm-hmm.
[Rashida] Sorry.
Your favorite girl.
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
[Floyd Fuji: "House Party"]
How are you so chill?
Mm.
You should be, like,
a med student.
Or a serial killer.
What you do to me ♪
But I keep playing the game ♪
Yeah
[laughs]
I'm gonna call the health clinic
and get this idiot out of here.
All right.
I have early class tomorrow.
Okay. Good night.
[Rashida] Wait.
Why are you running?
- [chuckles] I mean
- Oh, it's okay.
give me your phone number.
- [Dre] Oh
- We'll get a drink sometime.
Girl, come
and dance with me
I haven't had a phone
in a minute.
Are you ser Why?
Bad habit.
Okay, uh
Take some time
for only you and me ♪
Take some time
Vintage.
I'll give you my phone number
and my name so you don't forget.
When you get a phone,
you can call me.
Mm.
Oh, boy, oh, girl,
at my house party ♪
Girl at my house party
[Dre chuckles]
- Have a good night.
- Good night.
- Sleep tight.
- [snickers]
[sniffles]
[car approaching]
[grunts]
[groans]
[insects trilling]
[Hubert Hitchon
& Isla Moony: "Days Roll By"]
[quiet chatter]
[man] This says,
some of the bigger girls
may need two pills.
[woman] And how is it
that you have
such a scientific knowledge
on the subject?
I'm not paying
for two damn pills.
[Ni'Jah on TV] Ladies
and gentlemen
[man] But, baby,
it goes by body mass index.
It says it right here
on the box.
This is the start
of a new era
Nigga, don't call me fat
'cause you're broke.
Come on.
It says it
right here on the box.
A reason for festival
[man] Come
on, don't be like that.
I got to find out
Now I know
y'all know how to do this ♪
Let what's deep
in your heart ♪
In your soul ♪
Be free! ♪
[birds singing]
[indistinct radio chatter]
[helicopter whirring]
- [YGT: "The Disciple"]
- This could be our time ♪
This could be our time ♪
It has been inclined
to surround and rise
[espresso machine whirs]
[drinks pouring nearby]
[server] Oh, hey.
Hey, excuse me.
You got to pay for that first.
- You can't just
- [Rashida] I see how it is.
[scoffs]
[Dre] Oh-ho. What's up?
You never called me.
[scoffs] Yeah, I know.
You just
You seem like
a pretty busy person, so
[Rashida] Oh.
You seem like
a really shitty liar.
What are you up to?
What are you doing?
[chuckles] Who, me?
Um I'm just chilling.
[laughs]
You live around here?
Mm-mm, nah.
Used to.
But I'm looking for a place now.
In Cabbagetown?
That's fancy.
Did you decide to join the
21st century and get a phone?
[scoffs] Uh, nah.
Not yet.
But I thought about it, though.
You want to give me
a ride back to my place?
[scoffs] Your man,
like, don't mind?
Ooh. Nigga, don't be jealous.
I don't do crazy.
Yeah, but, uh
[sighs, huffs]
My car is, is kind of
in the shop right now.
That's fine.
We can walk.
Right?
[SZA: "Normal Girl"]
Love the way I pump my fist ♪
Or how I bust my hip
for your affection ♪
Tryna be down ♪
No fighting ♪
And no stopping ♪
Stick around ♪
Wish I was the type of girl ♪
That you take over to mama
You okay?
He'd be proud of ♪
- I'll be right back.
- Oh, okay
You good?
The type of girl,
I know your fellas ♪
They'd be proud of ♪
Be proud of
[smacks lips]
Normal girl, oh ♪
I wish I was a normal girl ♪
[exhales]
How do I be,
how do I be your baby? ♪
Normal girl ♪
Oh ♪
Got my period.
I wish I was a normal girl ♪
I, um, I have an IUD,
so I don't really
get my period, but let's see
[exhales]
You like when I say to you ♪
"Get it if you got it ♪
"I'm ready
and waiting for it ♪
I'm calling
to put it on," yeah ♪
- Like it ♪
- Like it ♪
What, are you embarrassed?
What? Don't be embarrassed.
You know that
I don't care, right?
"I'm ready to
put it on you," yeah ♪
[laughing]
You're so weird, dummy.
[quietly] You're dumb.
- [kisses]
- [snickers]
You know ♪
Type of girl you want
to take her home ♪
Right up to mama ♪
The kind of girl ♪
I know your fellas,
they'd be proud of ♪
I'll be probably, I'll be ♪♪
- [florist] Hey.
- Hey.
[The Casualtones:
"The Very End"]
- There we go. Here.
- [florist] Thank you.
- [card reader chirps]
- [florist] Looks like it was declined.
Oh, nah, run it again.
[customer] Yeah, yeah,
that's nice.
[card reader chirps]
Do you have cash?
Till the birds stop singing
Just asking one right there.
And the bells
[card reader chirps]
Yeah, that one's
not working either.
Stop ringing
Run it, run it again.
[card reader chirps]
[florist] Maybe you should take
your business somewhere else.
[birds singing]
[Rashida] You got another car.
It's like your third car
in a month, huh?
Yeah, I guess I'm picky.
You like it or not?
Oh. You look nice.
[snickers]
Did you get those flowers
I asked you to pick up?
Yeah, the, uh,
the flower shop was closed.
- Sorry.
- [chuckles softly]
- You ready?
- Of course.
Yeah? Let's do this.
- [Jackie chuckles]
- [Rashida] Hello!
[Wilbur] Oh, wow.
Beautiful.
[Rashida] It's windy.
- [Jackie] Aw.
- [Rashida] Hi.
- [Jackie] You look beautiful.
- [Rashida] You look beautiful.
[Jackie] Thank you, baby.
[Rashida speaks indistinctly]
- [Dre grunts softly]
- [family laughing]
[Jackie] Don't call me that.
[Rashida] Oh, you guys. You know
you got started with me,
so I'm starting with you.
[Wilbur] Good to see you, baby.
Oh, you look so beautiful.
- [Rashida] You look so beautiful.
- We hug in this family.
You better come get some.
- Ah, Tony!
- Come on.
- Nice to meet you.
- [Dre] What's up?
Come on up here.
Ah, yeah.
- [laughs]
- Come here.
You're gonna love it here.
- Come inside.
- I'm glad you guys
[Jackie] So there I was,
in the middle of the Publix
with a screaming toddler.
I can't even pick up my own baby
- without her slapping me across the face.
- [Rashida chuckles]
And Rashida won't
stop screaming.
She wants her applesauce.
She's not leaving this store
without her applesauce.
So, what did I do?
I open the applesauce
and I dump it
all over her head.
You could hear
a pin drop in that store.
And I'm like "Fuck, this is it."
Somebody is gonna
come up in here,
take this child away from me.
So-so, what happened?
Miss Rashida over there
[Rashida clears throat]
started laughing
her butt off.
[chuckling] Not only
did she think it was funny,
she started eating
the applesauce off of herself.
[laughing] You're the only one
who thinks that story is funny.
What? People love that story.
- No, no one loves that story.
- No one loves that story.
[laughing]
I don't know. I kind of,
I kind of love the story.
- See?
- Tony, please, forgive us.
We have a terrible habit of
embarrassing our only child
whenever she decides
to grace us with her friends.
Yes, so dramatic.
I have a job.
Grad school.
Mm, and whose fault is that?
- I want to work.
- [Jackie] Rashida.
We had a deal.
You're a professional student.
As long as you're in school,
we are here to help you
with the burden.
- [clears throat]
- Why add more stress?
[Rashida] Yeah,
can you pass the wine, please?
I like my job.
It's a good job.
You want some more bread?
Oh, I'm-I'm good.
It's delicious, thank you.
[Jackie] Why be miserable
when you can
just have lemon cake?
- [Asha Puthli: "Hello Everyone"]
- Hello, everyone
[Wilbur] So, Tony, where
are you working these days?
I'm actually, uh
in between jobs right now.
But I pick up a lot of work
here and there.
I mean, Tony's always working.
Nonstop, really.
It's pretty impressive.
[Wilbur] My nephew just
graduated top of his class,
can't get a single
artistic job that pays enough,
so he's a bartender
at Inman Park.
I I don't envy
you kids today.
A whole lot of pressure
to make money,
and terrible resources.
I'm glad we only had one kid.
- [chuckles]
- America is failing its children.
Oh, Dad, nobody wants to hear
all that right now.
- Come on.
- [Wilbur] Hey
Honey, turn that up.
I love this album.
- [Jackie laughs]
- [Bill Champlin: "You'll Be Strong Enough"]
You wake up and you'll find
- Oh
- [Wilbur chuckling] Oh, yeah.
[Jackie] Mama's got
the good stuff.
- [Wilbur and Jackie laughing]
- That's so good.
[Jackie] Eat up, you two.
Same old story
but it's different
What part of Texas are you from?
Oh, man, I'm from H-Town.
- Oh, they got the best barbecue in Texas.
- [Rashida] Everybody says
the best barbecue
in Texas is in Austin.
- Oh
- [Wilbur laughs]
Are you trying to be
cool right now?
[Jackie] We used to
go to Houston
- when the Rockets played San Antonio.
- [Wilbur] Oh, yeah.
- Rashida was conceived there.
- Wow. - Okay, wow.
- [Wilbur laughs]
- You're really on a roll tonight.
You'll want to talk about
something else?
So, how often do you get home?
Are your parents still there?
Oh, um, I don't have parents.
I-I mean
I did, but, they're, um,
- they're dead now.
- [Jackie] Oh, honey.
[sighs]
Sometimes I want to hold her ♪
But she's gone away ♪
I wish I could've told her
I am really so sorry
to hear that.
As our voyage takes us
on our separate ways ♪
Thank you.
Once you lay the past aside ♪♪
[Larry Graham:
"Stand Up and Shout About Love"]
[Rashida speaks indistinctly]
[dishes clatter]
[Wilbur] Oh, I love this song.
Show me what you got now.
[both laughing]
Having you here in my life
[Jackie] For the road.
Oh, thank you.
- [chuckling]
- It's delicious.
Rashida doesn't bring
a lot of people
that she dates
home to us, you know?
This is a good thing.
I just can't tell you
how I feel
For real?
I know that the world has
handed you a lot.
But you are gonna be just fine.
I just keep on
loving you, baby ♪♪
Was it weird talking about
your parents to my family?
Nah.
You didn't bring up your sister.
[groans softly]
Yeah, I know
You know you can talk
about her whenever, right?
[quietly] Yeah, thanks.
I love you.
I'm glad it's us.
I'm glad it's you.
- [door creaking]
- [Rashida] I'm gonna work on it,
but I don't know why
I didn't see that email.
Oh, I don't respond
to texts with, uh, PDFs.
It's actually against
company policy.
Well, look, it's not due
until next Thursday,
and I don't know why
the group is behind
'cause I'm ahead of
schedule on my part,
but [chuckles]
Okay, well,
I can't make any promises,
but I'm gonna give it a go.
Yeah, I'm not available to Skype
tonight 'cause I don't want to.
All right.
Okay, thanks. Bye.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Rough day?
- Yeah, work is a mess.
And I have a headache
but I'm here now.
Why don't you, uh
take a Tylenol?
I don't want to put
that stuff in my body.
I just need water, take a bath.
I got to finish this first.
[Dre] Oh, wait, wait.
Can I, can I have a second?
Sorry.
- [Dre] Okay.
- Yes?
Happy anniversary.
They're Ni'Jah tickets
for tonight, so go get dressed.
Come on, go get dressed.
- They're Ni'Jah tickets.
- Yeah, I know. I'm not going.
- Wait, what?
- I'm not going.
We're not
- We're not going to a Ni'Jah concert tonight.
- Um
But they-they're front row.
Yeah, I know, and I'm not going.
Are you dumb?
Are you dumb?
[Dre] I-I just
I thought,
I thought you would like it.
Let me make this clear.
I
don't
like
Ni'Jah.
And you know that
because it is one of
the top five trending topics
in our relationship.
You could've used that money
to take us on a vacation.
You could've
You could've taken me to dinner
to the restaurant
that I've been talking about
for, like, the past two months.
You could've
You could've flushed the money
down the fucking toilet,
and honestly, would've been
put to better use
than giving it to that woman
and-and-and-and
her money-grubbing husband.
Like, how much
were those tickets?
Four grand?
Something like that?
That's why you couldn't
make rent? Hmm?
Right? That's why
I work two jobs,
to make sure we don't
end up on the street
and so we can go
to Ni'Jah concerts?
Are you kidding me?
[stammers] You
You're a selfish asshole.
You really, like, you thought
that this was all gonna be good.
I-I-I asked my parents
for money tonight.
And you know that
that rips me apart
and you are, you're
prancing around thinking,
"Well, it's gonna be fine
when we're sitting front row
singing 'Can't Just Be in Love'"
or whatever the fuck
I don't even know,
'cause the music's
not even that good!
If you wanted me
to enjoy myself,
at least take me
to see her sister.
Then I would know that
you listen to me when I talk.
Are you listening to me
right now?
That you actually care about
anybody other than yourself.
That you're not just
moving around the world
with this bullshit bewildered
"save me" look on your face?
What is that?
Oh, I know.
[slaps leg]
I know what we should
Oh. I have a great solution.
Baby, let's go to
the Mercedes-Benz Stadium
and watch someone do runs
for 80 minutes
because that's gonna fix
this whole motherfucking thing.
You are one selfish
motherfucker, you know that?
This is bullshit.
Hmm.
[quietly] Okay, okay.
All right, um
What?
[grunts softly]
What the fuck?
What are you doing? Stop.
What?!
Get off
Stop!
[gagging]
[grunting]
[groaning] Stop.
[choking]
[choking]
[quietly] I love you.
[sobbing] I love you.
I love you.
And I wanted
to share Ni'Jah with you
because I love you.
I wanted to share
[insects trilling outside]
♪
♪
[exhales]
[sighing]
[gasping]
[quietly] Oh.
[indistinct chattering]
[music playing indistinctly]
- Tickets.
- I-I left my tickets.
You got like a
like a list or something?
Not here. You got an email
on your phone.
Man, I
I don't-I don't have a phone.
You're out of luck, then.
[ticket scanners beeping nearby]
Hey.
[male ticket taker] Go ahead.
[female ticket taker] You're
all set.
♪
- [woman 1] Oh, excuse you?
- [woman 2] Mm.
[girl exclaims]
- [woman 3] Wow.
- Hey! What the fuck?
- [Dre] I lost my ticket.
- Tickets just sold out.
[Dre] But I-I-I lost my ticket.
Oh, what's your name?
It's-it's Rashida.
[booth worker] Rashida
Last name?
Thompson.
[booth worker] Ooh. All right.
All I need to see
is your ID, Rashida,
and I'll get you a new ticket.
[woman exclaims]
[audience whooping inside]
[ticket scanner beeps]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[ticket scalper] Y'all
need tickets?
I got tickets if y'all need 'em.
Anybody need tickets?
[Dre] I-I need tickets.
It's expensive.
How much you got?
[Dre] A lot.
[horn honking nearby]
It'll be 5K each,
and I do take credit card
if you ain't got the cash.
[grunting]
♪
[fans cheering]
[Ni'Jah:
"Something Like That"]
[Ni'Jah] Let me
hear you, Atlanta!
[audience cheering]
This is a reason
to celebrate ♪
A reason for festival ♪
[screaming]
Now I know
y'all know how to do this ♪
Let what's deep
in your heart, in your soul ♪
Be free! ♪
You make me feel like
the right time ♪
You make me feel so alive ♪
You make me feel like
the right time ♪
You make me feel so alive ♪
Isn't music beautiful? ♪
Make you feel alive ♪
Butterflies inside your body ♪
Isn't music beautiful? ♪
Make you feel alive ♪
Butterflies inside your body ♪
Oh ♪
I got the beat,
I got the heat ♪
I got the fire
♪
Oh, Ni'Jah. Ni'Jah!
[guard] Hey, hey.
Get off the stage.
What are you doing?
Get off the stage!
- Come on!
- Ni'Jah, please!
[shouting indistinctly]
No, Ni'Jah, please, please!
Please, Ni'Jah, please!
[Ni'Jah] Stop.
Let her go.
[exhales]
Sing for them.
Don't be afraid.
[panting]
I love you all.
[audience cheering, whooping]
[shutters clicking]
[overlapping shouting]
[fan] Ni'Jah! Ni'Jah! Ni'Jah!
♪
Thank, thank you.
Thank you s-so much.
[Arima Ederra: "Portals"]
You've got two holes ♪
Sitting on your face ♪
They look like portals ♪
Sinking through a maze ♪
Do I love you? ♪
Am I just a friend? ♪
Think I love you ♪
More than just a friend ♪
What if the sun didn't
come out tomorrow? ♪
What would you say? ♪
What if the sun didn't
come out tomorrow? ♪
What would you say? ♪
I dream about you
all the time ♪
I wish I didn't ♪
But I see your face ♪♪